Austerity in Europe: a change of course?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. In these […]
Month: July 2013
France: why such zeal?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. As part […]
How can one defend the 1%?
By Guillaume Allègre In a forthcoming article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives[1], Harvard Professor and bestselling textbook author Greg Mankiw defends the income earned […]
Tales from EDF
By Evens Saliesa The challenge facing policy-making on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is not just environmental. It is also necessary to stimulate innovation, a […]
Livret A accounts – drowning in criticism
By Pierre Madec As the Governor of the Bank of France and the Minister of the Economy and Finance announced a further (probable) reduction in […]
When Brazil’s youth dream of something besides football…
By Christine Rifflart The rise in public transport prices had barely been in force for two weeks when this lit the fire of revolt and […]
Roofs or ceilings?
by Philippe Weil The bill to promote access to housing and urban renovation provides for regulating rents “mainly in urban areas where there is a […]
Vertical networks or clusters: what tool for industrial policy?
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The concept of a “vertical network” [filière] is back in the spotlight and is playing the role of an instrument of the […]
Croatia in the European Union: an entry without fanfare
By Céline Antonin and Sandrine Levasseur On 1 July 2013, ten years after filing its application to join the European Union, Croatia will officially become […]